Matthew 14:4
“For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 14:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
For John had said to him ‘You have no right to be living with her.’
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn Johannes hatte ihm gesagt: Es ist dir nicht erlaubt, sie zu haben.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque Juan le decía: No te es lícito tenerla.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
pois João lhe dizia: Não te lícito que a tenhas.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
porque João havia lhe dito: "Não é legítimo tê-la como tua esposa".
📖 Matthew 14:4 in Context
2And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
3For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
4For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
6But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
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